Ch. 6 - Text Review Questions Flashcards
The posterior superior alveolar artery & its branches supply the:
a) maxillary posterior teeth & periodontium.
b) mandibular posterior teeth & periodontium.
c) sternocleidomastoid muscle & thyroid gland.
d) temporalis muscle & parotid salivary gland.
A) MAXILLARY POSTERIOR TEETH & PERIODONTIUM.
Which of the following descriptions concerning the pterygoid plexus is CORRECT?
a) Located around the infrahyoid muscles
b) Protects the superficial temporal artery
c) Drains the maxillary & mandibular dental tissue
d) Contains valves to prevent backflow of blood
C) DRAINS THE MAXILLARY & MANDIBULAR DENTAL TISSUE
Which of the following arteries arises from the inferior alveolar artery before the artery enters the mandibular canal?
a) Mylohyoid artery
b) Incisive artery
c) Mental artery
d) Posterior superior alveolar artery
e) Submental artery
A) MYLOHYOID ARTERY
Which of the following artery & transmitting foramen pairs below is a CORRECT match?
a) Buccal artery - infraorbital foramen
b) Middle meningeal artery - foramen spinosum
c) Incisive artery - mental foramen
d) Inferior labial artery - mandibular foramen
e) Submental artery - mental foramen
B) MIDDLE MENINGEAL ARTERY - FORAMEN SPINOSUM
Which of the following arteries supply the mucous membranes & glands of the hard & soft palates?
a) Greater & lesser palatine arteries
b) Posterior superior alveolar artery
c) Anterior superior alveolar artery
d) Infraorbital artery
A) GREATER & LESSER PALATINE ARTERIES
Which of the following vascular lesions may result when a clot on the inner blood vessel wall becomes dislodged & travels in the vessel?
a) Hematoma
b) Venous sinus
c) Embolus
d) Hemorrhage
C) EMBOLUS
Which of the following descriptions concerning the maxillary artery is CORRECT?
a) Arises from the internal carotid artery
b) Enters the pterygopalatine fossa & forms terminal branches
c) Arises from the zygomaticofacial foramen to emerge on the face
d) Has mandibular, maxillary, nasal, palatine, & occipital branches
B) ENTERS THE PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA & FORMS TERMINAL BRANCHES
A venous sinus within the vascular system is a:
a) network of blood vessels
b) clot on the inner vessel wall.
c) blood-filled space between two tissue layers
d) smaller vein or venule.
C) BLOOD-FILLED SPACE BETWEEN TWO TISSUE LAYERS.
Which of the following arteries is a branch from the facial artery?
a) Superior labial
b) Ascending pharyngeal
c) Posterior auricular
d) Transverse facial
A) SUPERIOR LABIAL
Which of the following structures are smaller vessels that branch off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue?
a) Artery
b) Capillary
c) Vein
d) Venule
B) CAPILLARY
The carotid pulse can be palpated by emergency medical service personnel at the level of the:
a) thyroid cartilage.
b) hyoid bone.
c) angle of the mandible.
d) supraclavicular fossa.
A) THYROID CARTILAGE.
The tongue is supplied mainly by a branch from the:
a) internal carotid artery.
b) external carotid artery.
c) sublingual artery.
d) facial artery.
B) EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY.
Which of the following arteries anastomoses with the anterior superior alveolar artery?
a) Mylohyoid artery
b) Posterior superior alveolar artery
c) Facial artery
d) Maxillary artery
B) POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR ARTERY
Which of the following vascular lesions results in a small amount of blood escaping into the surrounding tissue & clotting?
a) Hemorrhage
b) Hematoma
c) Embolus
d) Thrombus
B) HEMATOMA
For the left side of the body, the common carotid & subclavian arteries arise directly from the:
a) aorta.
b) brachiocephalic artery.
c) internal carotid artery.
d) external carotid artery.
A) AORTA.
